"Together we will see Juneteenth become a national day of observance in America!"

WHAT IS JUNETEENTH? Juneteenth is an annual observance to celebrate the date Union soldiers enforced the
Emancipation Proclamation freeing all remaining slaves in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. Texas was the last state in
rebellion, following the end of the Civil War, to allow enslavement. Although the rumors of freedom were widespread prior
to this, actual emancipation was not announced in the last state practicing enslavement at the end of the Civil War until
General Gordon Granger came to Galveston, Texas and issuedGeneral Order No. 3,on the "19th of June", almost two
and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed theEmancipation Proclamation.Join our weekly Saturday, 12noon, CST, National Juneteenth Conference Call at 712-775-7031
(access code: 716-698-222#)U.S. Senate Declares the "19th of June" as Juneteenth Independence Day!

Juneteenth, the "19th of June", is America's 2nd Independance Day, officially recognized by the U.S. congress, 43 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Congress as a state holiday or state holiday observance.

Governor Deval Patrick signed a proclamation on Juneteenth in Dorchester, MA.Read More

Juneteenth honors "a time when everyday Americans faced
the most daunting challenges. . . and still persevered," Sen. Barack
Obama said this week. He is joined by Kenton Sparrow, left, and others at news conference. Read More